LeBron Is Up For Grabs

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James takes questions at a press conference after the basketball team’s practiced during the NBA Finals, Thursday, June 7, 2018, in Cleveland. The Warriors lead the series 3-0 with Game 4 on Friday. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Lebron James could have a new team by July, when NBA free agency begins. And if he is on his way out of Cleveland again – either as a free agent or in a trade, depending on whether or not he opts in to the final year of his contract – the Los Angeles Lakers may have an early edge on the competition.

Not only does James have a home in Los Angeles, but as retired NBA All-Star Gary Payton told Black Sports Online, James’ 13-year-old son LeBron ‘Bronny’ James Jr. has already committed to a Los Angeles-area high school.

“His son just committed to Sierra Canyon, which is in the valley of L.A.,” said Payton, a Seattle SuperSonics legend who spent a year with the Lakers.

Sierra Canyon recently produced such NBA prospects as Duke’s Marvin Bagley III, widely expected to be one of the top picks in this month’s draft, so Bronny is in the right place if he hopes to follow in his father’s footsteps, as many have speculated he will.